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T. J. ELLISON.

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APPLICATION FILED FEB-1, 191 2. 1,048,139. Patented Dec-24,1912.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application flied February 1, 1912. Serial No. 674,688.

Patented Dec. 24, 1912.

I. which operate, by mechanism contained within themselves, to drop the seed at regular intervals, after opening the ound therefor, and then cover the seed, an m the meantime make a mark to indicate the position of the row and the hill.

The primar objects of the invention are to. simplify tli e construction, and to drive all'the moving arts b one toothed disk or cog wheel attac ed to t e axle of the ground wheels; to render more quick and certain the action of the dropping devices; to easily andaecurately ad ust the markers; to improve the mounting and adjustment of the marking devices; and to generally improve the construction and operation of the machine.

Other ob'ects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the detailed descri tion appearing hereinafter, reference bein ad to t e accompanying drawings in whic Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line 3-8 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is an elevation of one of the clutch members; Fig. 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 2, and Fi 6 is a plan view of the furrow o ener an the covering device carried there y.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the main frame of the machine comprises sidebars 10 connected at the front and rear by cross-bars 11 and 12, respectively. To the front cross-bar is attached a draft tongue 13, and the side bars carry a transverse axle 14 on which the wheels 15 on which the machine travels are mounted, said axle being located substantially midway between the front and rear ends of the main frame in order that the latter may be properly balanced. The rear cross-bar carries a seat 16 for the driver, a scraper 17 for the wheels 15, and a side marker 18. One of the wheels 15 will be made fast to the axle 14 in any suitable manner so as to operate as the drive wheel of the mechanism to be presently described.

On the axle 14 is loosely mounted a sleeve 19, which is ada tedto be locked to said axle by an adj usta le clutch connection comprising the following parts: The sleeve 19 1s formed midway etween its ends with two laterally spaced disks 20 which are connected at their rims as indicated at 21. In the space between the disks 20, the axle 14 carries a disk 22, which is keyed or otherwise made fast to the axle, the sleeve 19 havin slots 23 so that the key for securing said isk 22 may be applied. Each disk 20 has notches 24 in its periphery, which are uniforml spaced a art, and the disk 22 has note es 25, whic are 5 need apart irregularly. The sleeve is loc ed to the axle by means of a transverse latch-bar 26, which is adapted to be laced in the notches of the disks. The late -bar has a handle 27 and is connected to the sleeve b coiled-springs 28,.which serve to hold it in looking position. Upon lifting the latch bar out of the notches, the axle and the sleeve are disconnected. The sleeve 19 has brackets 29 in which are mounted radially extending arms 30 arrangedjn airs, the members of the respective pairs eing spaced laterally and carrymg transverse s afts 81, on which are mounted, so as to turn freely thereon, rollera 82 which serve as markers. The arms 30 are forced outward b springs 33, so that the marker rollers yie dingly engage the ground, and also pass over obstructions without damage, and as said rollers are loose on the shafts 81 they roll over the ground. Three marker rollers are shown, and they are spaced equi-distant apart.

In operation, should the markers not register with the marks made by the same on the revious bout, the operator disengages the etch bar 26, after which the markers may be set into pro or position. The seed boxes 34 are secure by brackets 35 to the side-bars 10, and they are provided each with the usual. seed plates (not shown) which have a bevel gear 36 in mesh with which 18 a bevel gear 87 adjustably fastened to the sleeve 19 by a set screw 88.

Each side of the machine carries a seed box as herein described-togetherwith a dropping mechanism, so that two" rows are planted simultaneously. It will be noted that the seed boxes are located above the axle, in view of which they may be driven from the sleeve 19, and the dimensions of the entire machine are reduced to a minimum. The machine is also rendered more compact, and complicated driving gears are dispensed with. Each seed box carries a seed chute 39 containing a valve 40, which is pivoted intermediate its ends on a bolt 41 mounted in a slot 42 in the side walls of the chute so that the valve may be adjusted. A spring 43 connected to the valve serves to open the same. The valve is closed by a cam 44 mounted on the sleeve 19, into the path of which cam the upper end of the valve extends. When the machine is in operation, the valveis periodically opened to drop the seed. The valve is opened by the spring 43 when that end of the valve which on ages the cam slips off the same, and the valve is closed when the cam again engages the same. The lower end of the seed chute extends into a furrow-opener 45 which is carried by a lever arm or drag bar 46 connected by a knuckle 47 to an arm 48 extending at an angle to the lever arm. Both furrow-openers are supported in this manner. The knuckles 47 are pivoted to the front ends of the side bars 10, said bars being downwardly inclined at their front ends, so as to terminate below the plane of the axle 14. The arms 46 are inclined rearward and downward to the furrow-openers to which they are bolted or otherwise se-- cured. The arms 48 are inclined upward and rearward and extend outside the marker arms 30, and the rear ends of said arms 48 are connected by a cross bar 49 carrying a latch 50 which is engageable with a rackbar 51 pivoted to the rear cross bar 12, said latch and rack-bar serving to lock the supporting arms of the furrow-openers and thus hold the latter in adjusted position. By locating the pivot of the supporting arms of the furrow-openers as shown, the latter will not come in contact with the seedchutes when they are raised out of operative position, there bein ample room be tween the front of the e utes and the corres onding ends of the furrow-openers to can le the latter to be swung upward without interference by the seed-chutes. It will also be noted that the furrow-openers are set close to the perpendicular center of the wheels 15, the being located sli htly in advance thereo so that the ground may be as loose on one side as on the other to pull throu h.

Eac furrow-opener carries a drag for covering and packing, said drag comprising located between the side walls of the two laterally spaced plates 52 which are bowed outward at their rear ends, andrconnected at their forward ends. The drag is urrow-opener and its bowed ends project from the rear end thereof. The front end of the dra is pivoted at the corresponding portion of t e furrow-opener as indicated at 53, and has a cross bar 54 in which is adjustably mounted a screw stem 55 secured by a nut 56. To one end of the screw stem is connected a spring 57 which is anchored to the furrow-openenand which spring serves to force the drag downward and yieldingly press it into the ground. The tension of the spring is adjusted by operating the screw stem in an obvious manner. One of the arms 48 carries a lock for holding the marker arms 30 stationary when the ma chine is not in operation. The lock comprises a rock sha t 58 supported at one of its ends in a bracket 59 carried by the arm 48, and having its other end passing through an aperture 60 in the crossbar 49 and formed with a return bent end 61 which is adapted to enter a second aperture (32 in said cross-bar, whereby the shaft is locked. The shaft has a lateral arm 63 the extremity of which is forked as indicated at 64. The fork is so located that when the shaft is rocked toward the center of the machine, said fork swings inward and may he slipped over one of the marker arms. Before the shaft can be rocked it will be necessary to pull it in the direction of its length to disengage the bend 61 from the aperture 62. The shaft is operated by a spring 65 coiled around it and connected at one end thereto,

the other end of the spring being fastened to the arm 48. The front cross bar 11 carries' a elevis 66 to which the draft tongue 13 is connected so that it may be raised or lowered.

I claim:-

1. In a planter, ground wheels, an axle carrying said wheels, a frame supported on the axle and havin its forward end downwardly inclined an terminating below the plane of said axle a seed-box mounted on the frame above the axle, a seed chutc depending from the seed-box and located in front of and in close proximity to the perpendicular center of the wheels, a furrow opener, and a support for the furrow opener comprising an arm carried by and extending rearward and downward from the forward end of the frame.

2. In a planter, ground wheels, an axle carrying said wheels, a frame supported on the axle and havin its forward end downwardly inclined and terminating below the plane of said axle, a seed-box mounted on the frame above the axle, a seed-chute de pending from the seed-box and located in front ofand in close proximity to the per- I In testimony whereof I- aiiix my signature pendicular center of the wheels, a -furrow in presence of two witnesses.- opener, and a support forthe furrow opener comprisingan arm pivoted to the forward THOMAS ELLISON 5 end of the frame and extending rearward Witnesses:

and downward therefrom, and means for A,- M. Dawson,

swinging said arm. S. P. Drummer.

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